FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2017 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY ......* Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund FY...

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2017 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AMENDED REQUEST

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY JUSTIFICATION BOOK

NOVEMBER 2016

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The estimated cost of this report for the Department of Defense is approximately $6,384 for Fiscal Year 2016. This includes approximately $750 in expenses and approximately $5,634in DoD labor.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION 6 MAJOR BUDGET DRIVERS 6 MILITARY PAY EXECUTION AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS 9 FY 2017 REQUEST SUMMARY 9 10 U.S.C 12304B COMBATANT COMMAND SUPPORT 11 APPROPRIATION SUMMARY BY CATEGORY 12 ARMY M-1 DETAIL 15 US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND US ARMY RESERVE M-1 DETAIL 17 ANALYSIS OF FY 2016 APPROPRIATION CHANGES 18 ACTIVE ARMY MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS OFFICER BASIC PAY, OFFICER 21 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL, OFFICER 22 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, OFFICER 23 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE, OFFICER 24 INCENTIVE PAY FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY, OFFICER 25 SPECIAL PAYS, OFFICER 27 ALLOWANCE PAYS, OFFICER 29 SEPARATION PAYS, OFFICER 31 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX, OFFICER 33

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ENLISTED BASIC PAY, ENLISTED 35 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL, ENLISTED 36 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING, ENLISTED 37 INCENTIVE PAY FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY, ENLISTED 38 SPECIAL PAYS, ENLISTED 40 ALLOWANCE PAYS, ENLISTED 43 SEPARATION PAYS, ENLISTED 45 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX, ENLISTED 47 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE, ENLISTED 48 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND, OFFICER & ENLISTED 48 PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION TRAVEL 50 CASUALTY AND DISABILITY BENEFITS SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) 51 TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE (T-SGLI) 51 DEATH GRATUITIES 51 ADDITIONAL MOBILIZATION/DEPLOYMENT COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 53 RESERVE MOBILIZATION INCOME INSURANCE 53 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS DEPOSITS 53 ADDITIONAL COSTS STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY 55

MEDICARE ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND 56

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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL COSTS PAY GROUP A TRAINING 59 SPECIAL TRAINING 61 SCHOOLS 64 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 66 ARMY RESERVE PERSONNEL COSTS PAY GROUP A 69 SPECIAL TRAINING 71

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MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERVIEW

Introduction The FY 2017 amended Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Military Personnel request supports Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS), Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) requirements.

Support to OFS encompasses all actions to restore stability, support counter terrorism operations against the remnants of al Qaeda in Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, the Philippines, and detainee operations on U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Support to OIR focuses on the operations to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Army’s amended OCO request is primarily based on the Army’s portion of the approximately 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, troops in other Southwest Asian countries engaged in support operations and, Soldiers remaining in Continental United States (CONUS) supporting combat operations in theater. The request funds pay, allowances, subsistence, and other personnel costs for Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers on Active Duty and incremental costs for deployed AC Soldiers.

Requirements in support of ERI are to assure NATO allies and bolster the security and capacity of partners across the following lines of effort: Increased U. S. military presence in Europe Additional bilateral and multinational exercises and training with allies and partners Further activities to build partner capacity for newer NATO members and other partners

AC end strength funded in OCO concluded in FY 2015 as the strength drawdown will be at 490,000 at the end of FY 2015.

Major Budget Drivers Military Pay Appropriation Manpower Drivers Manpower drivers include a combination of Active and Reserve Component requirements. FY 2015 includes actual execution, FY 2016 displays latest execution projections, and FY 2017 includes anticipated requirements based on updated FY 2016 forecasts. Requirements include:

Reserve Component on Active Duty - includes soldier deployed to Theater, as well as those remaining in CONUS supporting ongoing combat operations in Theater.

Deployed Active Component Soldiers – funds incremental deployment pays associated with Soldiers deployed in support of OFS, OIR and ERI.

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The following table reflects assumptions for mobilization:

FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2017 FY 2017Description Actuals Estimate Request Amendment Amended Request

Active Army Deployment by IDP Payment 12,945 11,125 10,021 3,689 13,710 Reserve Component Deployment by IDP Payment 3,682 3,424 3,145 590 3,735

Total Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) 16,626 14,549 13,166 4,279 17,445 Army Reserve Mobilization 8,082 7,701 8,444 119 8,563 Army National Guard Mobilization 7,886 7,515 8,239 521 8,760

Total RC Mobilization 15,968 15,216 16,683 640 17,323 Active Overstrength Above Enduring Force 7,054 - - - -

Active Army 7,054 - - - -

Average Strength

Rate Changes The following rate assumptions were incorporated into the FY 2017 budget request:

Pay Raise The FY 2015 execution includes a 1.0% military pay raise, effective 1 January 2015 (1.0% over the fiscal year). The FY 2016 request includes a 1.3% military pay raise, effective 1 January 2016 (1.2% over the fiscal year). The FY 2017 request includes a 1.6% military pay raise, effective 1 January 2017 (1.5% over the fiscal year). Basic Allowance for Subsistence The rate for subsistence, effective 1 January 2015, is 2.9% (2.6% over the fiscal year). The rate for subsistence, effective 1 January 2016, is 0.1% (0.8% over the fiscal year). The rate for subsistence, effective 1 January 2017, is 3.4% (2.6% over the fiscal year).

Basic Allowance for Housing The rate for Basic Allowance for Housing, effective 1 January 2015, is 1.4% (2.8% over the fiscal year).

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The rate for Basic Allowance for Housing, effective 1 January 2016, is 1.3% (1.3% over the fiscal year). The rate for Basic Allowance for Housing, effective 1 January 2017, is 2.9% (2.5% over the fiscal year). Retired Pay Accrual Retired Pay Accrual as a percentage of Basic Pay is 32.2% for full-time and 22.5% for part-time Soldiers in FY 2015. Retired Pay Accrual as a percentage of Basic Pay is 31.4% for full-time and 23.0% for part-time Soldiers in FY 2016. Retired Pay Accrual as a percentage of Basic Pay is 29.5% for full-time and 23.6% for part-time Soldiers in FY 2017.

Pre/Post Mobilization Training The request includes funding for Army Reserve National Guard (ARNG) and United States Army Reserve (USAR) requirements to provide pre-mobilization training necessary to maximize Boots On the Ground (BOG) time in theater, and provides resources for the post deployment activities that include the post deployment health reassessments and the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) programs. These programs are designed to ensure that Soldiers and their families are provided the information, services, referrals and outreach programs necessary for comprehensive Soldier fitness through all phases of the deployment cycle.

Integrated Disability Evaluation Systems Impact on Readiness and Dwell The Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) is the DoD management tool used to determine the disposition of a Service member who develops a medical condition that calls into question the member’s ability to continue to serve in the military. The population of Soldiers in IDES negatively impacts the readiness of the Army. As the Army draws down its strength to 450,000 by FY 2018, throughput of the IDES population directly impacts the rate at which the Army can reduce strength. The Army is aggressively working with our partners in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to decrease the IDES population. Together both parties are working to meet the established processing times in order to ensure efficient handling of IDES cases.

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Military Pay Execution and Funding Requirement

The FY 2017 request includes $2,291 million for Army’s military personnel costs as shown in the following summary table:

($ Thousands)FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2017 FY 2017

Summary by Appropriation Actuals Estimate Request Amendment Amended RequestMilitary Personnel, Army (MPA) 2,951,714 1,846,356 2,051,578 94,034 2,145,612 MERHCF*, Army 51,026 - - - - Stop-Loss Special Pay - Army - - - - - National Guard Personnel, Army (NGPA) 163,176 166,015 196,472 - 196,472 Reserve Personnel, Army (RPA) 22,894 24,462 42,506 - 42,506

Total 3,188,810 2,036,833 2,290,556 94,034 2,384,590 * Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund

FY 2017 Request Summary

The FY 2017 amended request of $2,385 million for Army’s military personnel costs are comprised of the following major cost categories:

National Guard & Army Reserve Mobilization ($1,667 million)

Basic military pay and entitlements (i.e., Basic Pay, Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), Retired Pay Accrual (RPA), social security contributions, and incentive pays) for National Guard and Army Reserve members on active duty to provide essential military operation support or backfill for those active personnel deployed overseas in support of OFS, OIR and ERI. This includes funding for Reserve Component members mobilized to support Wounded Warrior Transition Units.

Special Pays for Mobilized National Guard and Army Reserve Personnel, primarily includes: Hostile Fire Pay ($7.50 per day up to $225 per month) Family Separation Allowance ($250 per month) Hardship Duty-location Pay ($100 per month if deployed for less than 12 months and $300 per month if deployed for more

than 12 months) Basic Allowance for Subsistence – for Reserve Component Soldiers in support of OFS, OIR and ERI.

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Active Component Deployment Costs ($97 million)

Active Component Deployment Costs fund the incremental deployment pays required to support deployed Soldiers. These deployment pays include: Hostile Fire Pay ($7.50 per day up to $225 per month) Family Separation Allowance ($250 per month) Hardship Duty-location Pay ($100 per month if deployed for less than 12 months and $300 per month if deployed for more

than 12 months)

Other Mobilization and Deployment Costs ($92 million)

Additional mobilization / deployment benefits for unemployment benefits to Soldiers who are discharged or released under honorable conditions, the Reserve Income Replacement Program, and Interest on Uniformed Services Savings Deposits payments.

Subsistence-In-Kind Costs ($228 million) Funds support Subsistence-in-Kind (SIK) to all US military personnel while deployed in support of OFS, OIR and ERI. SIK includes

the cost of procuring subsistence for garrison dining facilities (subsistence in messes), operational rations, and augmentation rations. As the executive agent, the Army provides subsistence in mess facilities and operational rations for members of all military services.

Permanent Change of Station ($45 million) The Permanent Change of Station (PCS) program pays for the travel, transportation, storage, and dislocation allowances for

reassignment of military members and families traveling individually for operational or rotational moves in support of OFS, OIR and ERI.

Casualty and Disability Benefits ($16 million) Provides funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to cover the increased number of Soldiers Group Life Insurance (SGLI) /

Traumatic-SGLI (T-SGLI) claims directly associated with contingency operations. Casualty benefits associated with the death and traumatic injury of service members (T-SGLI). Death Gratuity payments to survivors of members dying on active duty. Provides reimbursement of SGLI/T-SGLI premiums to deployed Soldiers.

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Pre and Post Mobilization Training ($239 million)

Basic pay and allowance costs for training of members in Guard and Reserve Soldiers prior to mobilization and post deployment to re-certify skills not utilized during extended deployments.

European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, funds additional full time equivalent (FTE) mandays for key unit personnel to assure NATO allies and bolster the security and capacity of partners.

10 U.S.C. §12304b: Selective Reserve: Order to Active Duty for Preplanned Missions in Support of the Combatant Commands - FY 2017 Requested Levels: 11,124 Man-Years; $1,060 million

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, authorizes the use of 10 U.S.C. §12304b, which provides the Secretary of the Army the authority to involuntarily activate members of the Selected Reserves for not more than 365 consecutive days. In FY 2017, the Army plans to utilize 12304b in support of pre-planned and OCO funded missions identified by Combatant Commanders. The Army will use authority granted in 10 U.S.C. §12301(d) for Soldiers volunteering to support these missions. U. S. Central Command, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. South Command: Peace Keeping, Theater Security and Stability Operations - Provides capability to deter hostility and threats, establish a secure environment and ensure public safety and order, support the international humanitarian effort and coordinate with and support the international civil presence to prevent any violation of established treaties and promote regional cooperation and security.

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Appropriation Summary by Category FY 2015 through FY 2017 appropriation execution and requirements are displayed in the following tables:

Active Army ArmyFY 2015 Actuals Army Guard Reserve Total

Reserve & Guard Mobilization 1,473,848 1,473,848 AC Deployment Costs 86,167 86,167 Other Mobilization and Deployment Costs* 106,661 106,661 Active Component TESI - - Active Component TEAM - - Active Component Above Enduring Force 891,441 891,441 Subsistence-In-Kind (SIK) 276,336 276,336 Permanent Change of Station 102,352 102,352 Casualty and Disability 14,908 14,908 Pre and Post Mobilization Training - 163,176 22,894 186,070 Sub Total - Military Personnel 2,951,714 163,176 22,894 3,137,784 MERHCF, Army 51,026 51,026 Stop-Loss Special Pay - Army - - - - Total Military Personnel 3,002,740 163,176 22,894 3,188,810

FY 2015 Appropriations Summary By Category($ in thousands)

* Includes Other Military Personnel Costs (Unemployment (UCX), Reserve Income Replacement Program (RIRP) and Service Savings Deposits)

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Active Army ArmyFY 2016 Total Appropriated Army Guard Reserve Total

Reserve & Guard Mobilization** 1,430,981 1,430,981 AC Deployment Costs 78,690 78,690 Other Mobilization and Deployment Costs* 74,384 74,384 Active Component TESI - - Active Component TEAM - - Active Component Above Enduring Force 50,647 50,647 Subsistence-In-Kind (SIK) 153,894 153,894 Permanent Change of Station 44,935 44,935 Casualty and Disability 12,826 12,826 Pre and Post Mobilization Training - 166,015 24,462 190,477 Sub Total - Military Personnel 1,846,356 166,015 24,462 2,036,833 MERHCF, Army - - - - Total Military Personnel 1,846,356 166,015 24,462 2,036,833


* Includes Other Military Personnel Costs (Unemployment (UCX), Reserve Income Replacement Program (RIRP) and Service Savings Deposits)**ERI funding included

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Active Army Army Amendment AmendedFY 2017 Total Request Army Guard Reserve Total Active Total

Reserve & Guard Mobilization** 1,603,496 1,603,496 63,531 1,667,027 AC Deployment Costs 73,769 73,769 23,336 97,105 Other Mobilization and Deployment Costs* 91,658 91,658 698 92,356 Active Component TESI - - - - Active Component TEAM - - - - Active Component Above Enduring Force - - - - Subsistence-In-Kind (SIK) 222,742 222,742 5,548 228,290 Permanent Change of Station 44,656 44,656 - 44,656 Casualty and Disability 15,256 15,256 922 16,178 Pre and Post Mobilization Training - 196,472 42,506 238,978 - - Total Military Personnel 2,051,577 196,472 42,506 2,290,555 94,034 2,145,612 MERHCF, Army - - - - - - Total Military Personnel 2,051,577 196,472 42,506 2,290,555 94,034 2,145,612

**ERI funding included in the non-amendment column

* Includes Other Military Personnel Costs (Unemployment (UCX), Reserve Income Replacement Program (RIRP) and Service Savings Deposits)

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FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2017 FY 2017Actuals Estimate Request Amendment Amended Request

APN M1 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMYBUDGET ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS

2010A 5 BASIC PAY 613,368 270,743 315,786 12,129 327,915 2010A 10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 170,641 62,271 74,526 2,862 77,388 2010A 25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 188,928 103,968 133,911 5,144 139,055 2010A 30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 24,096 10,586 11,866 450 12,316 2010A 35 INCENTIVE PAYS 1,506 2,140 1,543 59 1,602 2010A 40 SPECIAL PAYS 17,946 15,614 15,411 4,483 19,895 2010A 45 ALLOWANCES 12,208 10,485 11,970 2,357 14,327 2010A 50 SEPARATION PAY 102,778 3,858 4,541 177 4,718 2010A 56 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 46,630 20,712 24,158 928 25,086

TOTAL BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 1,178,101 500,377 593,712 28,589 622,301

BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED2010A 60 BASIC PAY 535,308 460,476 506,209 19,444 525,653 2010A 65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 127,135 105,909 119,465 4,594 124,059 2010A 80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 255,371 217,370 255,613 9,818 265,431 2010A 85 INCENTIVE PAYS 936 1,071 959 36 995 2010A 90 SPECIAL PAYS 55,676 60,785 47,347 13,435 60,782 2010A 95 ALLOWANCES 47,730 44,077 46,094 6,829 52,923 2010A 100 SEPARATION PAY 144,639 7,500 10,063 384 10,447 2010A 105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX 40,698 35,226 38,725 1,487 40,212

TOTAL BUDGET ACTIVITY 2 1,207,493 932,414 1,024,475 56,027 1,080,502

BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL2010A 115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 92,166 87,006 59,079 2,250 61,329 2010A 120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND 250,033 171,697 222,742 5,548 228,290

TOTAL BUDGET ACTIVITY 4 342,199 258,703 281,821 7,798 289,619

Army M-1

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Army M-1 (Continued)

FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2017 FY 2017Actuals Estimate Request Amendment Amended Request

APN M1 BUDGET ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION TRAVEL2010A 125 ACCESSION TRAVEL 3,860 - - - - 2010A 130 TRAINING TRAVEL 4,778 - - - - 2010A 135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL 53,145 30,212 32,597 - 32,597 2010A 140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL 32,391 17,757 12,059 - 12,059 2010A 145 SEPARATION TRAVEL 8,064 - - - - 2010A 150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS 114 - - - -

TOTAL BUDGET ACTIVITY 5 102,352 47,969 44,656 - 44,656

BUDGET ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS2010A 175 INTEREST ON SOLDIERS DEPOSITS 2,764 1,858 2,194 698 2,892 2010A 212 RESERVE INCOME REPLACEMENT PROGRAM - - - - - 2010A 185 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 103,897 92,209 89,464 - 89,464 2010A 180 DEATH GRATUITIES 1,532 3,800 1,200 - 1,200 2010A 216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS 9,706 6,223 8,184 922 9,106 2010A 219 TRAUMATIC SGLI 3,670 2,803 5,872 - 5,872

TOTAL BUDGET ACTIVITY 6 121,569 106,893 106,914 1,620 108,534 -

SUB TOTAL - MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 2,951,714 1,846,356 2,051,578 94,034 2,145,612

2010X 221 STOP-LOSS SPECIAL COMPENSATION - - - - -

1004A 300 MERHCF, ARMY 51,026 - - - - TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 3,002,740 1,846,356 2,051,578 94,034 2,145,612

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US Army National Guard and US Army Reserve M-1

FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY Actuals Estimate Request

APN M1 BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT2060A 10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING 18,458 34,199 33,702 2060A 80 SPECIAL TRAINING (PRE/POST MOB TRAINING) 105,566 119,247 105,939 2060A 70 SCHOOL TRAINING (PRE/POST MOB TRAINING) 30,416 2,780 47,658 2060A 90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 8,736 9,789 9,173 2060A 90 RECRUITING AND RETENTION - - -

TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 163,176 166,015 196,472

FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY Actuals Estimate RequestBUDGET ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT

2070A 10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING 6,922 6,000 2,773 2070A 80 SPECIAL TRAINING (PRE/POST MOB TRAINING) 15,972 18,462 39,733 2070A 70 SCHOOL TRAINING (PRE/POST MOB TRAINING) - - - 2070A 90 RECRUITING AND RETENTION - - -

TOTAL RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 22,894 24,462 42,506

GRAND TOTAL ARMY MILITARY PERSONNEL 3,188,810 2,036,833 2,384,590

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FY 2016 CONGRES- PROPOSED INTERNAL PRESIDENTS SIONAL REAPPRO- AVAILABLE REALIGN / DD 1415 FY 2016

BUDGET ACTION PRIATION APPN REPROG SUBTOTAL ACTIONS REVISED PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS

BASIC PAY 270,743 0 0 270,743 0 270,743 1,823 272,566 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 62,271 0 0 62,271 0 62,271 (239) 62,031 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 86,055 17,915 0 103,970 0 103,970 10,520 114,489 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 10,586 0 0 10,586 0 10,586 (566) 10,020 INCENTIVE PAY FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY 2,140 0 0 2,140 0 2,140 (798) 1,341 SPECIAL PAY 15,614 0 0 15,614 0 15,614 550 16,165 OVERSEAS STATION ALLOWANCES 85 0 0 85 0 85 (79) 7 CLOTHING ALLOWANCES 119 0 0 119 0 119 51 170 FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCES 8,379 0 0 8,379 0 8,379 2,081 10,461 CONUS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE 1,901 0 0 1,901 0 1,901 (813) 1,088 SEPARATION PAYMENTS 3,858 0 0 3,858 0 3,858 148 4,006 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION 20,712 0 0 20,712 0 20,712 139 20,851

TOTAL PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS DIRECT OBLIGATIONS 482,462 17,915 0 500,377 0 500,377 12,818 513,195

PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED BASIC PAY 460,476 0 0 460,476 0 460,476 (532) 459,944 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL 105,909 0 0 105,909 0 105,909 (2,507) 103,403 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 217,370 0 0 217,370 0 217,370 12,683 230,053 INCENTIVE PAY FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY 1,071 0 0 1,071 0 1,071 (194) 878 SPECIAL PAY 60,785 0 0 60,785 0 60,785 (12,661) 48,124 OVERSEAS STATION ALLOWANCES 118 0 0 118 0 118 (107) 11 CLOTHING ALLOWANCES 6,948 0 0 6,948 0 6,948 2,404 9,352 FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCES 31,639 0 0 31,639 0 31,639 (794) 30,845 CONUS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE 5,372 0 0 5,372 0 5,372 (855) 4,517 SEPARATION PAYMENTS 7,500 0 0 7,500 0 7,500 1,591 9,091 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION 35,226 0 0 35,226 0 35,226 (41) 35,186

TOTAL PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED DIRECT OBLIGATIONS 932,414 0 0 932,414 0 932,414 (1,011) 931,403 *The FY 2016 estimates reflect current projections based on the most recent level of execution; however the potential reporgramming amount has not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, and could be revised before an Omnibus Reprogramming is submitted to Congress.

ANALYSIS of FY 2016 APPROPRIATION CHANGES

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FY 2016 CONGRES- PROPOSED INTERNAL PRESIDENTS SIONAL REAPPRO- AVAILABLE REALIGN / DD 1415 FY 2016

BUDGET ACTION PRIATION APPN REPROG SUBTOTAL ACTIONS REVISED SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL

BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE 87,006 0 0 87,006 0 87,006 (34,326) 52,680 SUBSISTENCE IN KIND 171,697 0 0 171,697 0 171,697 44,690 216,386

TOTAL SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL DIRECT OBLIGATIONS 258,703 0 0 258,703 0 258,703 10,363 269,066

PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION TRAVEL ACCESSION TRAVEL 0 0 0 0 0 - - - TRAINING TRAVEL 0 0 0 0 0 - - - OPERATIONAL TRAVEL 30,212 0 0 30,212 0 30,212 1,952 32,164 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL 17,757 0 0 17,757 0 17,757 (8,416) 9,341 SEPARATION TRAVEL 0 0 0 0 0 - - - TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS 0 0 0 0 0 - - -

TOTAL PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION TRAVEL DIRECT OBLIGATIONS 47,969 0 0 47,969 0 47,969 (6,464) 41,505

OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS INTEREST ON SOLDIERS DEPOSITS 1,858 0 0 1,858 0 1,858 547 2,405 RESERVE INCOME REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 92,209 0 0 92,209 0 92,209 (19,610) 72,599 DEATH GRATUITIES 3,800 0 0 3,800 0 3,800 (2,500) 1,300 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS 6,223 0 0 6,223 0 6,223 2,789 9,012 TRAUMATIC SGLI 2,803 0 0 2,803 0 2,803 3,069 5,872

TOTAL OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS DIRECT OBLIGATIONS 106,893 0 0 106,893 0 106,893 (15,705) 91,187

TOTAL DIRECT OBLIGATIONS 1,828,441 17,915 0 1,846,356 0 1,846,356 0 1,846,356

ANALYSIS of FY 2016 APPROPRIATION CHANGES

*The FY 2016 estimates reflect current projections based on the most recent level of execution; however the potential reporgramming amount has not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, and could be revised before an Omnibus Reprogramming is submitted to Congress.

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ACTIVE DEPLOYMENT AND

NATIONAL GUARD & ARMY RESERVE MOBILIZATION

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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Basic Pay $315,786 $327,915

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for incremental basic compensation and length of service pay increments for active duty officers under provision of 37 U.S.C. 201, 203, 204, 205 and 1009. Funds also provide for the compensation of officers of the Reserve Components who have entered active duty as members of the Active Component under provision of 10 U.S.C. 12301, 12302 and 12304B.

Part II - Justification of Funds Required The request provides funding for mobilization of Army National Guard and Army Reserve officer personnel in support of ongoing combat operations in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve and European Reassurance Intuitive. The growth in the pay rate reflects a 1.3% across-the-board pay raise effective 1 January 2016 and a 1.6% pay raise effective 1 January 2017. The request increases by $43.2M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is driven by:

1. Mobilized requirements increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 as a result of pay raise inflation ($4.2M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($39.0M)

The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Summary cost computations are provided in the following table:

BA1Basic Pay Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Guard / Reserve Mobilization 3,622 80,822 292,736 3,293 82,770 272,566 3,902 84,036 327,915 AC Above Enduring Force 4,377 73,254 320,632 - - - - - - Total 7,999 613,368 3,293 272,566 3,902 327,915

FY 2015 Actuals FY 2016 Estimate FY 2017 Amended Estimate

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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Retired Pay Accrual $74,526 $77,388

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for the Department of Army’s contribution to its Military Retirement Fund, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1466. Funds provide the Retired Pay Accrual (RPA) payments for Active Component and Reserve Component officer personnel.

Part II - Justification of Funds Required The budget estimates are derived as a product of:

The total amount of the basic pay expected to be paid during the fiscal year. The actuarial calculated percentage of basic pay for FY 2016 and FY 2017 required for the RPA trust fund account.

The actuarial estimate assumes a part-time Normal Cost Percentage (NCP) of 23.6% for National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers. The request increases by $12.5M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is driven:

1. Increase in the part-time NCP rate ($2.6M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($9.9M)

The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Summary cost computations are provided in the following table:

BA1

Retired Pay Accrual Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount



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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Basic Allowance for Housing $133,911 $139,055

Part I - Purpose and Scope In the FY 1998 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress approved the payment of a Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) to Soldiers. BAH provides members a monthly allowance for housing and consists of BAH Domestic, BAH Differential, Partial BAH, and Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA). BAH combines housing payments formerly provided by Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ) and Variable Housing Allowance (VHA). Payment to Soldiers is authorized by revisions to Title 37 U.S.C. 403.

Part II - Justification of Funds Required

Funds provide the BAH allowance for mobilized Army National Guard and Army Reserve officers in support of operations directly associated with Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve and European Reassurance Intuitive. The overall increase of $19.4M from FY 2016 to PB 2017 is driven by two factors:

1. Increase in the basic allowance for housing inflation rate ($2.9M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($16.5M)


BA1

Basic Allowance for Housing Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount



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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Basic Allowance for Subsistence $11,866 $12,316

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for subsistence allowance for Active Component and Reserve Component officers authorized by 37 U.S.C. 402.


All officers, regardless of dependency status, deployment status, and pay grade, are paid a monthly Basic Allowance for Subsistence at the same statutory rate. Subsistence allowance costs are obtained by multiplying the projected average number eligible by the annual statutory rate. The increase of $1.8M from FY 2016 to FY 2017 is driven by:

1. Increase in the basic allowance for subsistence inflation rate ($0.3M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($1.5M)


BA1

Basic Allowance for Subsistence Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount


FY 2017 Amended EstimateFY 2015 Actuals FY 2016 Estimate

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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty - Officer $1,543 $1,602

Part I - Purpose and Scope

Funds provide for payments to officers for the following special pays:

Demolition Duty: Paid to officers performing duties involving demolition of explosives as a primary part of duty. Incentive pay includes training for such duty. Beginning in FY 2010, the Army combat engineers and Special Forces were assigned to demolition billets and began performing hazardous duty as their primary duty to neutralize and execute Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) tasks. Payment is $150 per month. (37 U.S.C. 301 (a) (4))

Flying Duty: Category includes the combination of the following and accounts for fluctuation in the average rate per Soldiers:

Aviation Career Incentive Pay (ACIP) - Paid to officers as a financial incentive for members to serve as military aviators throughout their military career as prescribed by the Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974. Last rate changes made by the FY 1998 NDAA (to establish $840 rate level) and by the FY 1999 NDAA to facilitate payments of ACIP to Warrant Officers. Payments range from $125 to $840 per month determined by years of aviation service. (37 U.S.C. 301a)

Flight Crew Member/Non-crew member (Non-rated) - Paid to officers assigned to a position that requires at least four hours of aerial flight each month. Non-crew members perform duties directly related to the in-flight mission of the aircraft, e.g., ground liaison officers, aviation maintenance technicians, or aero-medical physician's assistants. The duties performed by crew members are essential to the mission of the aircraft, e.g., aerial observers and airborne electrical equipment sensor operators. (37 U.S.C. 301a)

Other Special Incentive Pays: Category includes other miscellaneous incentive pay categories, including Save Pay, Toxic Pesticides pay and Experimental Stress (insider Observer or Test Subject Duty).

Parachute Jumping: Paid to officers assigned to a permanent parachute position or airborne unit which requires parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty, or while undergoing related training, or performing short-term parachute duty. Continuous payment of hazardous duty pay for parachute duty requires at least one parachute jump every three months. Payment is $150 per month for regular jumps. Officers who perform parachute jumping at a high altitude with a low opening (HALO) as an essential part of duty are entitled to $225 per month. (37 U.S.C. 301 (a) (3)).

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Part II - Justification of Funds Requested Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of officers eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment. The increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 of $0.2M is driven by the increase in reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Summary cost computations are provided by the following table:

BA1Incentive Pays

Mobilized Guard & Reserve Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Demolition Duty 10 1,800 18 9 1,800 16 11 1,800 19 Flying Duty 214 6,260 1,341 191 6,260 1,194 227 6,260 1,426 Other Special Incentive Pays - - - - - - - - - Parachute Jumping 82 1,800 147 73 1,800 131 87 1,800 158 Total 306 1,506 273 1,341 325 1,602


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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Special Pay $15,411 $19,894


Funds provide for payments to Active Component and Reserve Component officer personnel for the following special pays:

Assignment Incentive Pay: Monthly incentive paid for Soldiers who are voluntarily ($300 to $500 per month) or involuntarily ($1,000 per month) extended beyond 12 month Boots-On-the-Ground (BOG) in Kuwait staging areas and Afghanistan and as part of assignment to certain theater units. Certain theater units are defined as units that routinely conduct operations in or support units in Afghanistan but are not based in Afghanistan. (37 U.S.C. 307).

Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP) - Monthly incentive paid to all military personnel who qualify for and maintain the required proficiency in designated foreign languages. The monthly rate may not exceed $500 per individual for a single foreign language or $1,000 for any combination of more than one language (37 U.S.C. 316).

Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay: Paid at the rate of $7.50 per day up to $225 per month for personnel subject to hostile fire or in an area in which they are in imminent danger of being exposed to hostile fire (37 U.S.C. 310).

Hardship Duty Pay: Paid to officers performing duty in a location that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as hardship duty. The monthly rate may not exceed $1,500 per individual from all three sources, hardship duty (location), hardship duty (mission) and hardship duty (involuntary extension) (37 U.S.C. 305).

Various Medical Special Pays: Special pay for Health Professionals on active duty are authorized under provisions of Title 37 U.S.C. 301 through 355 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (P.L. 110-181) and policies of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (HA) and the Undersecretary of Defense. New implementation of Title 37 U.S.C. 335, allows board certification pay and incentive pay. This includes a combination of medically related special pays, including: dental, nurse, optometrists, veterinarians, psychologists, pharmacy, physician assistant, social work and board certified pay for non-physician health care providers special pays.

Part II - Justification of Funds Requested

The projected average number of personnel is based on the total spaces where each type of pay is authorized to meet force structure requirements. Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of officers eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment.

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The decrease of $0.8M from FY 2016 to PB FY 2017 initial request is driven by the following factors:

1. Decrease to Active Component Hardship Duty and Hostile Fire Pays from reduction in Soldiers deployed for support to Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (-$1.1M)

2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($0.3M) The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Summary cost computations are provided by the following table:

BA1Special Pays


Foreign Language Proficiency Pay 16 4,328 69 14 4,328 61 17 4,328 74 Hardship Duty Pay 950 1,200 1,140 846 1,200 1,015 1,010 1,200 1,212 Hostile Fire Pay 583 2,700 1,574 519 2,700 1,402 628 2,700 1,696 Various Medical Special Pays 117 16,911 1,976 104 16,911 1,760 124 16,911 2,102 Total 1,665 4,759 1,483 4,238 1,779 5,084

BA1Special Pays

Active Component Deployed Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Foreign Language Proficiency Pay - - - - - - - - - Hardship Duty Pay 3,407 1,200 4,088 3,423 1,200 4,107 4,259 1,200 5,111 Hostile Fire Pay 3,370 2,700 9,099 2,896 2,700 7,819 3,593 2,700 9,700 Various Medical Special Pays - - - - - - - - - Total 6,777 13,187 6,319 11,927 7,852 14,811



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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Allowances Pay $11,971 $14,327



Clothing Allowance: Allowance for initial payment and additional purchases of required uniforms under provisions of 37 U.S.C. 415 and 416. Also included are funds for civilian clothing allowance for officers assigned to a permanent duty station outside the United States who are required to wear civilian clothing in the performance of official duty in accordance with 37 U.S.C. 419.

Family Separation Allowance (FSA): Paid at the rate of $250 per month to members with dependents who are on duty away from home for a period of more than 30 continuous days (37 U.S.C. 427).

Overseas Station Allowance (OSA): Per diem allowance to officers on duty outside the United States considering all elements of the cost of living, including quarters, subsistence, and other necessary incidental expenses as prescribed by Joint Travel Regulation and authorized under provisions of 37 U.S.C. 405. OSA includes Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and Temporary Lodging Allowances (TLA).

Continental United States (CONUS) Cost of Living Allowance (COLA): Allowance to officers who are assigned to high cost Military Housing Areas (MHA) in CONUS. A high cost area is defined as a locality where the cost of living exceeds the average cost of living in CONUS by an established threshold percentage during a base period. The current established threshold is 108 percent of the national cost of living average. The amount of COLA payable is the product of spendable income (based on regular military compensation level) times the difference between the COLA index for the individual's high cost area and the threshold percentage. Allowance is paid in accordance with 37 U.S.C. 403b.


The projected average number of personnel is based on the total eligible spaces for each type of pay to meet force structure requirements. Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of officers eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment. The increase of $0.2M from FY 2016 to PB 2017 is primarily driven by the increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI).

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Summary cost computations are provided by the following table:

BA1Allowances


Clothing Allowance 953 200 191 849 200 170 1,006 200 202 Family Separation Allowance 1,452 3,000 4,356 1,293 3,000 3,880 1,545 3,000 4,636 Overseas Station Allowance 1 10,825 7 1 10,958 7 1 11,125 8 CONUS COLA 726 1,663 1,207 646 1,683 1,088 772 1,709 1,319 Total 3,132 5,761 2,789 5,145 3,324 6,166

BA1Allowances


Clothing Allowance - - - - - - - - - Family Separation Allowance 2,149 3,000 6,447 2,194 3,000 6,581 2,720 3,000 8,161 Overseas Station Allowance - - - - - - - - - CONUS COLA - - - - - - - - - Total 2,149 6,447 2,194 6,581 2,720 8,161

FY 2015 Actuals FY 2016 Estimate

FY 2016 Estimate FY 2015 Actuals FY 2017 Amended Estimate

FY 2017 Amended Estimate

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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Separation Pays $4,541 $4,718



Accrued Leave Pay (Lump Sum Terminal Leave Payments) - Pays for unused accrued leave at time of discharge, retirement, or death under provisions in 37 U.S.C. 501 and 10 U.S.C. 701. Leave payments will not exceed the career total of 60 days.

Severance Pay, Disability and Severance Pay - Payments made to officers who are involuntarily discharged or released from active duty. Disability severance pay is paid to a member separated from the service for a physical disability under provisions in 10 U.S.C. 1212.


The projected average number of personnel is based on the total eligible spaces for each type of pay to meet force structure requirements. Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of officers eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment. The $0.6M increase from FY 2016 to PB 2017 is driven by the increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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BA1Separation Pay


Lump Sum Terminal Leave 1,993 2,105 4,195 1,659 2,131 3,535 1,918 2,164 4,151 Severance Pay 14 36,124 518 13 36,939 471 15 37,504 567 Total 2,007 4,713 1,671 4,006 1,933 4,718

BA1Separation Pay


Involuntary Separation 1,442 68,000 98,065 - - - - - - Total 1,442 98,065 - - - -




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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Pay and Allowances of Officers ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Social Security Tax Employer Contribution – Officer $24,158 $25,086

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for the employer’s tax to Social Security Administration as required by the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA). Funds provide the employer’s Social Security Tax payment for Active Component and Reserve Component officer personnel in support of operations directly associated with Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).

Part II - Justification of Funds Required The FICA tax is developed by multiplying the total earnings for FICA tax purposes by the applicable percent. The Old Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance rate is 6.2% and the Hospital Insurance rate is 1.45%.

Funds provide basic compensation for mobilized Army National Guard and Army Reserve officer personnel. The growth in the pay rate reflects a 1.3% across-the-board pay raise effective January 1, 2016 and a 1.6% pay raise effective 1 January 2017. The request increases by $3.3M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is driven by:

1. Mobilized requirements increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 as a result of pay raise inflation ($.3M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($3.0M)


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BA 1Social Security

Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Guard / Reserve Mobilization 3,622 6,102 22,102 3,293 6,332 20,851 3,902 6,429 25,086 Active Component TESI - - - - - - - - - Active Component TEAM - - - - - - - - -

AC Above Enduring Force 4,377 5,604 24,528 - - - - - Total 7,999 46,630 3,293 20,851 3,902 25,086


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017

Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Basic Pay $506,209 $525,653

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for incremental basic compensation and length of service pay increments for active duty enlisted under provision of 37 U.S.C. 201, 203, 204, 205 and 1009. Funds also provide for the compensation of enlisted Soldiers of the Reserve Components who have entered active duty as members of the Active Component under provision of 10 U.S.C. 12301, 12302 and 12304B.

Part II - Justification of Funds Required The request provides funding for mobilization of Army National Guard and Army Reserve officer personnel in support of ongoing combat operations in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve and European Reassurance Intuitive. The growth in the pay rate reflects a 1.3% across-the-board pay raise effective 1 January 2016 and a 1.6% pay raise effective 1 January 2017. The request increases by $46.3M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is driven by:

1. Mobilized requirements increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 as a result of pay raise inflation ($7.0M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($39.3M)


BA2

Base Pay Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Guard / Reserve Mobilization 12,346 37,757 466,150 11,923 38,576 459,944 13,421 39,167 525,653 AC Above Enduring Force 2,677 25,831 69,158 - - - - - Total 15,023 535,308 11,923 459,944 13,421 525,653


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Retired Pay Accrual $119,465 $124,059

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for the Department of Army’s contribution to its Military Retirement Fund, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1466. Funds provide the Retired Pay Accrual payments for Active Component and Reserve Component enlisted Soldiers.


The budget estimates are derived as a product of:

The total amount of the basic pay expected to be paid during the fiscal year. The actuarial calculated percentage of basic pay for FY 2016 and FY 2017 required for the RPA trust fund account.

The actuarial estimate assumes a part-time Normal Cost Percentage (NCP) of 23.6% for National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers. The request increases by $16.1M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is driven:

1. Increase in the part-time NCP rate ($6.8M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($9.3M)


BA2

Retired Pay Accrual Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Guard / Reserve Mobilization 12,346 8,494 104,867 11,923 8,673 103,403 13,421 9,243 124,059 AC Above Enduring Force 2,677 8,317 22,269 - - - - - Total 15,023 127,135 11,923 103,403 13,421 124,059


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Basic Allowance for Housing $255,613 $265,431


In the FY 1998 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress approved the payment of a Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) to Soldiers. BAH provides members a monthly allowance for housing, and consists of BAH-Domestic, BAH Differential, Partial BAH, and Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA). The BAH combines housing payments formerly provided by Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ) and Variable Housing Allowance (VHA). Payment to Soldiers is authorized by revisions to Title 37 U.S.C. 403.


Funds provide the BAH allowance for mobilized Army National Guard and Army Reserve officers in support of operations directly associated with Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve and European Reassurance Intuitive. The overall increase of $25.6M from FY 2016 to PB 2017 is driven by two factors:

1. Increase in the basic allowance for housing inflation rate ($6.2M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($19.4M)


BA2

Basic Allowance for Housing Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Guard / Reserve Mobilization 12,346 18,885 233,157 11,923 19,295 230,053 13,421 19,777 265,431 AC Above Enduring Force 2,677 8,297 22,214 - - - - Total 15,023 255,371 11,923 230,053 13,421 265,431


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Incentive Pays $959 $995

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for payments to enlisted Soldiers for the following special pays:

Demolition Duty: Paid to enlisted personnel performing duties involving demolition of explosives as a primary part of duty. Incentive pay includes training for such duty. Beginning in FY 2010 the Army combat engineers and Special Forces were assigned to demolition billets and performing hazardous duty as their primary duty to neutralize and execute Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) tasks. Payment is $150 per month. (37 U.S.C. 301 (a) (4))

Flying Duty: Category includes the combination of the following and accounts for fluctuation in the average rate per Soldier:

Flying Duty (Crew) - Assigned to a position which requires at least four hours of aerial flight each month. The duties are essential to the operation of aircraft in-flight, or the duties are required to complete specific missions of the aircraft. The members perform duties as crew chiefs, medical airmen, firefighter crash rescue specialists, airborne electronic system operators, and air observers.

Flying Duty (Non-Crew) - Assigned to a position which requires at least four hours of aerial flight each month. The duties are directly related to in-flight missions of the aircraft that crew members do perform. The members perform duties as aircraft maintenance personnel, aerial photographers, helicopter weapons systems repairmen, and medical personnel.

Other Pays and Allowances:

Toxic Pesticides: Paid to enlisted personnel for duty involving exposure to toxic fuels and laboratory work that utilizes live dangerous viruses or bacteria. Payment is $150 per month. (37 U.S.C. 301 (a) (9), (10)).

Experimental Stress (Inside Observer or Test Subject Duty) : Paid to enlisted personnel serving in duties involving an unusually high level of physiological or other stress; specifically (a) duty inside a high (hyperbaric) or low (altitude) pressure chamber, (b) duty as a human acceleration/deceleration test subject, and (c) duty as a human test subject in thermal stress experiments. Payment is $150 per month. (37 U.S.C. 301 (a) (5), (6), (7))

Parachute Jumping: Paid to enlisted members assigned to a permanent parachute position or airborne unit which requires parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty, or while undergoing related training, or performing short-term parachute duty. Continuous payment of hazardous duty pay for parachute duty requires at least one parachute jump every three months. Payment is $150 per month for regular jumps. Members who perform parachute jumping at a high altitude with a low opening as an essential part of duty are entitled to $225 per month (37 U.S.C. 301 (a) (3)).

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Part II - Justification of Funds Requested The projected average number of enlisted Soldiers is based on the total spaces where each type of pay is authorized to meet force structure requirements. Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of enlisted personnel eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment. The increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 of $0.1M is driven by the increase in reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Summary cost computations are provided by the following table:

BA2Incentive Pays


Demolition Duty 61 1,800 109 57 1,800 102 64 1,800 115 Flying Duty 166 2,216 368 156 2,216 345 175 2,216 390 Other Special Incentive Pays 9 5,388 47 8 5,388 44 9 5,496 51 Parachute Jumping 229 1,800 412 214 1,800 386 241 1,800 438 Total 464 936 435 878 490 995


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Special Pays $47,347 $60,782


Assignment Incentive Pay: Monthly incentive paid for Soldiers who are voluntarily ($300 to $500 per month) or involuntarily ($1,000 per month) extended beyond 12 month Boots-On-the-Ground (BOG) in Kuwait staging areas and Afghanistan and as part of assignment to certain theater units. Certain theater units are defined as units that routinely conduct operations in or support units in Afghanistan but are not based in Afghanistan.

Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP): Monthly incentive paid to all military personnel who qualify for and maintain the required proficiency in designated foreign languages. The monthly rate may not exceed $500 per individual for a single foreign language or $1,000 for any combination of more than one language (37 U.S.C. 316).

Hardship Duty Pay: Paid to Soldiers performing duty in a location that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as hardship duty. The monthly rate may not exceed $1,500 per individual from all three sources, hardship duty (location), hardship duty (mission) and hardship duty (involuntary extension) (37 U.S.C. 305).

Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay: Paid at the rate of $225 per month to personnel subject to hostile fire or in an area in which they are in imminent danger of being exposed to hostile fire (37 U.S.C. 310).

Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP): A monetary incentive that is paid to enlisted members who qualify for and serve in designated special duty assignments. These funds are utilized for recruiters, guidance counselors, retention NCOs, drill sergeants, and specially designated personnel who have extremely demanding duties requiring extraordinary effort for satisfactory performance, and/or an unusual level of responsibility. Monthly payment should not exceed $3,000 (37 U.S.C. 307).

Stop Loss Special Pay:

Deployment Extension Incentive Pay (DEIP) - Program designed to replace involuntary “Stop Loss” and authorized in 37 U.S.C. Sec 307a for active Army Soldiers who choose to remain with their deployed unit. Soldiers who execute an extension between 9 months prior to unit Latest Arrival Date (LAD -270) and 6 months prior to unit LAD (LAD-180) will receive $500 per month for each full month they extend their service commitment. Soldiers who execute an extension after unit LAD-180 and before Expiration Term of Service (ETS) (ETS – 90) will receive $350 per month for each full month they extend their service commitment.

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Deployment Extension Stabilization Pay (DESP) - Program designed to replace involuntary “Stop Loss” and authorized in 37 U.S.C. Sec 307a for mobilized Army National Guard Soldiers who choose to remain with a deploying unit past end-of-service date. Soldiers that extend from 180 days to 365 days prior to the mobilization date receive $500 a month for each month under Title 10 mobilization status. $350 will be paid for Soldiers that extend between 179 days and 90 days before the mobilization date.


The projected average number of personnel is based on the total spaces where each type of pay is authorized to meet force structure requirements. Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of enlisted Soldiers eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment. The decrease of $0.8M from FY 2016 to PB 2017 is driven by the following factors:

1. Decrease to Active Component Hostile Fire Pays from reduction in Soldiers deployed for support to Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (-$1.9M)

2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($1.1M)


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BA2Special Pays


Foreign Language Proficiency Pay 84 4,842 405 78 4,842 380 141 4,882 688 Hardship Duty Pay 4,720 1,200 5,664 4,424 1,200 5,309 4,791 1,200 5,749 Hostile Fire Pay 3,099 2,700 8,366 2,549 2,700 6,884 3,107 2,700 8,388 Other Special Pay 5 2,933 16 5 2,933 15 9 2,933 26 Special Duty Assignment Pay 262 4,567 1,195 245 4,567 1,120 427 4,567 1,952 Stop Loss Special Pay (DESP) 20 6,000 120 19 6,000 116 35 6,000 208 Total 8,189 15,766 7,322 13,823 8,509 17,011

BA2Special Pays


Foreign Language Proficiency Pay - - - - - - - - - Hardship Duty Pay 11,716 1,200 14,059 10,069 1,200 12,083 13,711 1,200 16,453 Hostile Fire Pay 9,575 2,700 25,851 8,229 2,700 22,218 10,118 2,700 27,318 Special Duty Assignment Pay - - - - - - - - - Stop Loss Special Pay (SL & DEIP) - - - - - - - - - Total 21,291 39,910 18,298 34,300 23,829 43,771




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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Allowance Pays $46,094 $52,923


Clothing Allowance: Allowance for initial payment and additional purchases of required uniforms under provisions of 37 U.S.C. 415 and 416. Also included are funds for civilian clothing allowance for enlisted personnel assigned to a permanent duty station outside the United States who are required to wear civilian clothing in the performance of official duty in accordance with 37 U.S.C. 419.

Family Separation Allowance (FSA): Paid at the rate of $250 per month to members with dependents who are on duty away from home for a period of more than 30 continuous days (37 U.S.C. 427).

Overseas Station Allowance (OSA): Per diem allowance to enlisted personnel on duty outside the United States considering all elements of the cost of living, including quarters, subsistence, and other necessary incidental expenses as prescribed by Joint Travel Regulation and authorized under provisions of 37 U.S.C. 405. OSA includes Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and Temporary Lodging Allowances (TLA).

Continental United States (CONUS) Cost of Living Allowance (COLA): Allowance to enlisted personnel who are assigned to high cost Military Housing Areas (MHA) in CONUS. A high cost area is defined as a locality where the cost of living exceeds the average cost of living in CONUS by an established threshold percentage during a base period. The current established threshold is 108 percent of the national cost of living average. The amount of COLA payable is the product of spendable income (based on regular military compensation level) times the difference between the COLA index for the individual's high cost area and the threshold percentage. Allowance is paid in accordance with 37 U.S.C. 403b.


The projected average number of personnel is based on the total spaces where each type of pay is authorized to meet force structure requirements. Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of enlisted eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment. The increase of $1.4M from FY 2016 to PB 2017 is primarily driven by the increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI).

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The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Summary cost computations are provided by the following table:

Allowances


Clothing Allowance 5,799 400 2,319 5,436 400 2,174 6,170 400 2,469 Family Separation Allowance 4,673 3,000 14,018 4,047 3,000 12,141 4,958 3,000 14,874 Overseas Station Allowance 2 10,864 11 1 10,998 11 1 11,165 11 CONUS COLA 775 6,139 4,760 727 6,215 4,517 818 6,363 5,207 Total 11,249 21,108 10,211 18,844 11,947 22,561

BA2Allowances


Clothing Allowance 20,881 400 8,352 17,945 400 7,178 17,943 400 7,177 Family Separation Allowance 6,090 3,000 18,270 6,235 3,000 18,704 7,728 3,000 23,184 Overseas Stationing Allowance - - - - - - - - - CONUS COLA - - - - - - - - - Total 26,971 26,622 24,180 25,882 25,671 30,361




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Appropriation: Active Military Personnel FY 2017 Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Separation Pays $10,063 $10,447

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for payments to for Active Component and Reserve Component enlisted personnel for the following special pays:

Accrued Leave Pay (Lump Sum Terminal Leave Payments) - Pays for unused accrued leave at time of discharge, retirement, or death under provisions in 37 U.S.C. 501 and 10 U.S.C. 701. Leave payments will not exceed the career total of 60 days.

Severance Pay, Disability and Severance Pay - Payments made to enlisted personnel who are involuntarily discharged or released from active duty. Disability severance pay is paid to a member separated from the service for a physical disability under provisions in 10 U.S.C. 1212.


The projected average number of personnel is based on the total spaces where each type of pay is authorized to meet force structure requirements. Funding requirements are based on the estimated number of enlisted eligible for each type of payment and rate of payment. The $1.0M increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 is driven by the increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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BA2Separation Pay


Lump Sum Terminal Leave 4,764 958 4,565 4,465 978 4,369 5,026 993 4,993 Severance Pay 178 28,093 4,989 166 28,370 4,722 189 28,804 5,455 Total 4,941 9,553 4,632 9,091 5,216 10,447

BA2Separation Pay


Involuntary Separation 3,364 40,161 135,086 - - - - Total 3,364 135,086 - - - -

144,639 9,091 10,447


FY 2017 Amended EstimateFY 2016 Estimate FY 2015 Actuals


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 2: Pay and Allowances of Enlisted ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Social Security Tax Employer Contribution – Enlisted $38,726 $40,212

Part I - Purpose and Scope Funds provide for the employer’s tax to the Social Security Administration as required by the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA). Funds provide the employer’s Social Security Tax payment for Active Component and Reserve Component Soldiers.

Part II - Justification of Funds Required The FICA tax is developed by multiplying the total earnings for FICA tax purposes by the applicable percent. The Old Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance rate is 6.2% and the Hospital Insurance rate is 1.45%.

Funds provide basic compensation for mobilized Army National Guard and Army Reserve officer personnel. The growth in the pay rate reflects a 1.3% across-the-board pay raise effective January 1, 2016 and a 1.6% pay raise effective 1 January 2017. The request increases by $3.5M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is driven by:

1. Mobilized requirements increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 as a result of pay raise inflation ($.5M) 2. Increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($3.0M)


BA 2

Social Security Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Guard / Reserve Mobilization 12,346 2,868 35,408 11,923 2,951 35,186 13,421 2,996 40,212 Active Component TESI - - - - - - - - - Active Component TEAM - - - - - - - -

AC Above Enduring Force 2,677 1,976 5,290 - - - - - Total 15,023 40,698 11,923 35,186 13,421 40,212


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 4: Subsistence of Enlisted Personnel ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Basic Allowance for Subsistence/Subsistence-in-Kind (SIK) $281,820 $289,619


Funds provide for the payment of authorized Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) and Subsistence-in-Kind (SIK) for Active Component and Reserve Component Soldiers. Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS): BAS is linked to the Department of Agriculture food plan indices. All enlisted members (except recruits and holdees) are entitled to BAS. BAS is paid under the following conditions: (1) when authorized to mess separately, (2) while on authorized leave, and (3) when subsistence-in-kind is not available. Members continue to receive BAS while deployed. The request also includes funds for un-realized BAS collections. Collections for Soldiers residing on Army installations are assumed in the base military pay subsistence budget. These collections offset the cost of food in Army dining facilities. Because many of these Soldiers are deployed, the collection rates assumed in the base will not materialize and the under-execution is requested in the OCO budget below.

Subsistence allowance costs are obtained by multiplying the projected average number eligible for the allowance by the annual statutory rate. The FY 2017 BAS inflation rate is 3.4%, effective 1 January 2017 and is based on an increase in the US Department of Agriculture Cost of Food Index. The budgeted BAS composite annual rate for FY 2017 is $4,532.16. Subsistence in Kind (SIK): SIK includes the cost of procuring subsistence (food and drink) for dining facilities (Subsistence in Messes) and operational rations. The Army provides subsistence in mess facilities and operational rations for members of all military services participating in Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS), Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and European Reassurance Intuitive (ERI) and supports both officer and enlisted Soldiers. The number of active duty Soldiers, the type of operational rations served, and the length of training events determine costs for operational rations. As the executive agent, the Army provides subsistence in mess facilities and operational rations for members of all military services participating in OFS and OIR.

Subsistence-in-Messes: Cost of bulk subsistence for dining facilities operated in support of OFS and OIR. This requirement is dependent on the number of personnel using the dining facilities and the cost of food. This is an additional cost above the BAS since members are authorized to continue receiving their BAS even though food is provided in theater. Operational Rations: Rations used for field subsistence and include the Meal-Ready-to-Eat (MRE), Unitized Group Rations (UGR) that include "heat and serve" and A-ration varieties, and other operational rations, such as Cold Weather Rations.

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Civilian and Contractor Meals: To help provide additional visibility to the total cost of subsistence in theater, the budget display includes total SIK costs. Since MPA only pays for food provided to U.S. service members, food costs associated with feeding civilians and contractors are displayed as a negative amount, as those costs are transferred from MPA to Operation and Maintenance, Army.

Part II - Justification of Funds Required The FY 2017 subsistence requirement is decreasing by $12.8M. This increase is due to the following factors:

1. Increase in BAS of $6.4M from FY 2016 to FY 2017 driven by a combination of an increase in the annual statutory subsistence rate ($1.3M) and increased number of reserved component Soldiers mobilized in support of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) ($5.1M)

2. Decrease in SIK of $6.4M from FY 2016 to FY 2017 driven primarily by food cost inflation. The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Summary cost computations are provided in the following table:

BA 4Enlisted BAS

Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Guard / Reserve Mobilization 12,346 4,384 54,125 11,923 4,418 52,680 13,421 4,532 61,329 AC Above Enduring Force 2,677 4,384 11,737 - - - - - - Unrealized Collections 6,582 3,996 26,303 - - - - - - Total 21,606 3,886 92,166 11,923 52,680 13,421 61,329

BA 4

Subsistence-In-Kind (SIK) Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Subsistence in Messes 54,778 4,266 233,685 46,068 4,406 202,970 47,079 4,556 214,479 Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) 7,611 9,151 69,649 6,060 9,451 57,268 6,020 9,772 58,831 Unitized Group Rations 7,906 6,307 49,863 6,297 6,514 41,018 6,253 6,736 42,118 Civilian Contracted Meals (24,183) 4,266 (103,164) (19,262) 4,406 (84,869) (19,127) 4,556 (87,138) Total 46,113 250,033 39,161 216,386 40,225 228,290

FY 2015 Actuals

FY 2015 Actuals

FY 2016 Estimate

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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 5: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) $44,656

Part I – Purpose and Scope The Permanent Change of Station (PCS) program pays for travel, transportation, storage, and dislocation allowances for reassignment of military members and their families who are traveling individually or as part of an organized unit in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS). Costs are for the dislocation allowance, shipment of household goods, temporary and non-temporary storage of household goods, temporary lodging expense, and member mileage and per diem (37 U.S.C. 7).

Part II – Justification of Funds Requested

FY 2017 rates are based on FY 2015 actual execution and funding for these moves provides support for: 1. Reset the force to authorized fill levels in support of deploying units for OFS and OIR. 2. Support the headquarters staff function and individual augmentees of the deployed US Forces in support of OFS and OIR which are

engaged in establishing security, restoring effective government and overseeing reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. The request increases by $3.1M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is primarily driven by a slight increase in the projected number of Reserve Component Soldiers deployed to OCONUS location on individual fill orders vs. unit orders which a typically in a TDY status.


BA 5

Permanent Change of Station Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Accession Moves 1,726 2,237 3,860 - - - - - - Training Moves 488 9,801 4,778 - - - - - - Operational Moves 4,904 10,836 53,145 2,921 11,009 32,164 2,908 11,208 32,597 Rotational Moves 2,020 16,035 32,391 573 16,292 9,341 727 16,585 12,059 Separation Moves 2,353 3,427 8,064 - - - - - - Unit Moves 171 667 114 - - - - - - Total 11,662 102,352 3,495 41,505 3,636 44,656


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 6: Other Military Personnel Costs ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Casualty & Disability Benefits $15,256 $16,178

Part I – Purpose and Scope The Casualty and Disability Benefit funds support the Service Members' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program, Traumatic Service Members’ Group Life Insurance (T-SGLI) and Death Gratuity payments.

SGLI is a low cost group life insurance for service members on active duty. These payments are required to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under Section 1969(b) of title 38, United States Code, when actual mortality rates exceed peacetime mortality rates.

The T-SGLI program provides automatic traumatic injury coverage to all service members covered under the Service Members' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program. Every member who has SGLI also has T-SGLI, effective December 1, 2005 under Section 1032 of the FY 2005 DoD Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Global War on terror and Tsunami Relief (P.L. 109-13). SGLI and T-SGLI insurance premiums were enacted under Section 606 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. The act directs the Department to pay the full premium for coverage under SGLI program during service in OFS AND OIR. Effective January 1, 2014, the SGLI monthly premium was changed to $0.065 per $1,000 coverage. The amount the Department pays is $29 per month or $348 per year for each member.

Death gratuity payments are payable under Sections 1475-1477 of Title 10 U.S.C. in the amount of $100,000 per death to beneficiaries of active military personnel.

Part II – Justification of Funds Requested The request decreases by $0.9M in PB 2017. Decrease driven by reduction in Soldiers deployed for support to Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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BA 6

Casualty & Disability Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

SGLI Traumatic Injury Payments - - 3,670 - - 5,872 - - 5,872 SGLI Insurance Premium 29,957 324 9,706 25,895 348 9,012 26,166 348 9,106

Death Gratuity 15 100,000 1,532 13 100,000 1,300 12 100,000 1,200 Total 29,972 14,908 25,908 16,184 26,178 16,178


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 6: Other Military Personnel Costs ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Additional Mobilization/Deployment Costs $91,658 $92,356

Part I – Purpose and Scope

Funds provide benefits associated with disability and other mobilization/deployment costs.

Unemployment Benefits: Payments to Soldiers who are discharged or released under honorable conditions as prescribed in paragraph (1) of section 8521(a) of Title 5, United States Code as amended by Section 301, PL. 102-164. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-164) extended unemployment compensation benefits for former military personnel up to 26 weeks with a one-week waiting period. The law also reduced the amount of active duty days required in a reserve status from 180 continuous days to 90 continuous days to be considered as "federal service" for claim purposes.

Interest on Uniformed Services Savings Deposits: In accordance with Section 1035 Title 10, U.S.C. this program allows members to deposit up to $10,000 of their pay into the Savings Deposit Program (SDP) and be reimbursed up to 10% interest on all deposits. Interest will accrue up to 90 days after the Soldier redeploys. Any Soldier serving in an area that has been designated a combat zone or in an area designated in direct support of a combat zone for at least 30 days or at least one (1) day in each of three (3) consecutive months is eligible to enroll in the SDP.

Part II – Justification of Funds Requested The request increases by $17.0M from FY 2016 to PB 2017. This change is primarily driven by a projected increase to the number of Reserve Component Soldiers who will be eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits following redeployment from OCO operations. Army projects the increase to be driven by greater number of Soldiers mobilized in FY 2017. The FY 2017 amended request provides additional funds to support approved increases in military personnel levels associated with Operations FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (OFS) and INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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BA 6 Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

Other Unemployment Benefits 19,222 5,405 103,897 13,690 5,303 72,599 16,896 5,295 89,464 Services Savings Deposits 8,920 310 2,764 7,666 314 2,405 9,101 318 2,892 Total 28,143 106,661 21,356 75,004 25,997 92,356


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Appropriation: Military Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 6: Other Military Personnel Costs ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Stop-Loss Special Compensation $0

PART I – PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Public Law 111-32, Section 310 appropriated $534.4 million in FY 2009 supplemental appropriations to compensate Service members, including members of the Reserve Components, and former and retired members under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who, at any time during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on September 30, 2009, served on active duty while the members’ enlistment or period of obligated service was extended, or whose eligibility for retirement was suspended, pursuant to section 123 or 12305 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law (commonly referred to as a ‘‘stop-loss authority’’) authorizing the President to extend an enlistment or period of obligated service, or suspend an eligibility for retirement, of a Service member in time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President.

PART II – JUSTIFICATION OF FUNDS REQUESTED The amount to be paid to or on behalf of an eligible member, retired member, or former member described above shall be $500 per month for each month or portion of a month during the period specified above that the member was retained on active duty as a result of application of the stop-loss authority. Section 310 stated that the military departments may not pay claims that are submitted more than I year after the date on which the implementing rules for claims take effect. The program would have expired on October 21, 2010; however, the deadline for processing new claims was extended through October 21, 2012. Although not available for new claims, the funds are available for obligation until expended on claims received prior to the deadline.

The Army's share of the $534.4 million for this program was $405.6 million. As of August 2015, $313.2 million has been obligated in total and recorded as an Overseas Contingency Operation obligation. At the beginning of FY 2015, Army funds were rescinded leaving an available balance of $865K to cover any additional activity that may occur beyond the $313.2 million in obligations to date.


BA6

Stop-Loss Retroactive Pay Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount

SLRP, Officer - - - - - - - - - SLRP, Enlisted - - - - - - - - - Total - - - - - -


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MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND (MERHCF) CONTRIBUTION

FOR TEMPORARY OVERSTRENGTH

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Appropriation: Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund FY 2017 Budget Activity 1 and 2: Officer Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund $0


The funds requested will provide for the Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (MERHCF) contributions for active military personnel that are above the baseline strength levels.


The Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund is an accrual account to pay for future Medicare-eligible retiree health care. The Fund covers Medicare-eligible beneficiaries, regardless of age, to include retirees as well as their dependents and survivors. The DoD Board of Actuaries determines the per capita accrual rates. There are no MERHCF requirements due to all Active Component requirements funded in the baseline request.


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MERHCF, Army Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate AmountActive Component TESI - - - Active Component TEAM - - -

AC Above Enduring Force 3,753 4,111 15,429 - - - - - - Total 3,753 15,429 - - - -

BA2

MERHCF, Army Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate Amount Strength Rate AmountActive Component TESI - - - - - - - - - Active Component TEAM - - - - - - -

AC Above Enduring Force 8,659 4,111 35,597 - - - - - - Total 8,659 35,597 - - - -



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NATIONAL GUARD

PRE-MOB/POST RE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING

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Appropriation: National Guard Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Reserve Component Training and Support ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Pay Group A Training $33,702

Part I – Purpose and Scope Pay Group A provides funding for additional pre-mobilization training periods. These training periods are required to increase unit readiness, reduce post-mobilization training time and maximize Soldier in-theater time (boots on the ground) for Overseas Contingency Operations in support of named operations. Additional pre-mobilization training enhances the required readiness of units at the home station rather than at the mobilization station. This training strategy is a direct result of the Secretary of Defense Reserve Component Utilization policy signed on January 19, 2007, which limits Reserve Component (RC) mobilizations to 12 months. There are several advantages for the Army National Guard (ARNG) as a result of this policy, including reduced time away from family, reduced pre-mobilization time prior to deployment, and increased predictability for civilian employers of ARNG Soldiers. Additional Pay Group A training periods are conducted by units in the first and second years prior to the mobilization date. The additional training periods provide units with additional training capacity to certify for theater-specific full-spectrum operations in individual and collective training at platoon level.

In addition to providing funds for the additional Pay Group A pre-mobilization training, funds are provided for the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) starting in FY 2016.


Additional Pay Group A Training Periods – $13,702: Pay Group A funds pay and allowances for Soldiers participating in required training related to Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) in the first and second years prior to mobilization. Training includes Unit Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP), Warrior Task Testing, Military Tactical Vehicle Drivers Training, Individual/Crew Weapon certification, and other theater-specific tasks. These tasks are completed during additional authorized days of Annual Training (AT) and additional Unit Training Assemblies (UTAs). Current base funding allows for platoon level proficiency training. OCO funds requirements above base funding authorizations to achieve required collective proficiency levels prior to mobilization. The AT and UTA periods are for instruction and training of Army National Guard personnel and prepares Soldiers for all phases of the unit mission. The Reserve Component Utilization policy requires that units obtain higher readiness levels of soldier training, administrative readiness, and medical readiness than in previous years. This is due to the reduced amount of time available at mobilization stations. Prior to the 12-month mob policy, units spent from four to six months at mobilization stations. Under the current mobilization policy, post-mobilization, in-theater, and demobilization time must not exceed 12 months total. Therefore, units must now arrive at the mobilization station at an increased readiness level so that the unit can accomplish nine to ten months boots on the ground executing their assigned mission.

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Annual Training RC Pay and Allowances in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve - $20,000: Current Operation Atlantic Resolve requirements are well suited for Reserve Component employment to include engineer projects in Bulgaria and Romania, increased Army exercise participation leveraging the National Guard State Partnership Program and Mission Command/ Liaison capabilities to the Baltic States and Poland. Reserve Component employment will ensure a Total Force approach in reassuring allies, while building on well established relationships between the United States military and our European partners. The willingness to project Reserve Component forces is a key element of assurance and deterrence. This request allows United States Army Europe (USAREUR) to accomplish exercise and training objectives with force structure not organic to USAREUR and outside of the active component Regionally Aligned Force construct. Summary cost computations are provided in the following table:

Pay Group A Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountAdditional AT Officer 10,010 297 2,972 5,734 313 1,796 5,719 318 1,816 Training Days Enlisted 38,692 255 9,882 35,877 271 9,722 32,422 274 8,893

Total 48,702 12,854 41,611 11,518 38,141 10,709

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountAdditional UTA's Officer 7,540 226 1,707 5,925 230 1,363 3,084 233 718

Enlisted 22,756 171 3,897 24,815 174 4,318 12,917 176 2,275 Total 30,296 5,604 30,740 5,681 16,001 2,993

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountEuropean Officer - 297 - 15,197 313 4,760 17,636 318 5,600 Reassurance Enlisted - 255 - 45,169 271 12,240 52,499 274 14,400 Initiative (ERI) Total - - 60,366 17,000 70,135 20,000

Total Pay Group A 78,998 18,458 132,717 34,199 124,277 33,702

FY 2015 Actuals FY 2016 Requested FY 2017 Estimate

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Appropriation: National Guard Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Reserve Component Training and Support ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Special Training $105,939

Part I – Purpose and Scope Special Training provides funding to support the pre-mobilization training for units mobilizing for Overseas Contingency Operations in support of named operations and to support the additional post-redeployment activities required for units returning from theater. Support to these Soldiers allows the units to build the required readiness of a unit at home station rather than at the mobilization station by providing the additional training and support man-days prior to the units being mobilized. Given this new strategy, only two to three months of additional training for the units specified as mission in-theater are required at the mobilization station which allows for nine to ten months in-theater combat time. This category also provides additional man-days to support the increased requirements to care for Soldiers and to repair/ inventory equipment returning from theater after deployment to ensure the continued availability for domestic response mission is not degraded upon return.


Additional Special Training Days – $19,440: Additional Special Training Days provide Reset Man-Days, Pre-Mobilization Training Assistance Element (PTAE) support, Tri-care Early Eligibility Administrative Support, and Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS) to mobilizing units. Reset Man-Days provide redeploying units with additional manpower to retrieve equipment from deployment and conduct required inventories and maintenance to properly account for ARNG equipment. PTAE teams provide full-time equivalents (FTE) to instruct, train, and certify personnel in the ARNG during the pre-mobilization phase. Tri-care Early Eligibility provides one soldier per state as a vital liaison between TRICARE, ARNG, the unit, and service members to ensure the validity and eligibility of all mobilizing soldiers in that particular state. Individual and collective training events are conducted during the pre-mobilization periods. These periods of instruction prepare Soldiers for all phases of the unit mission. Additional ADOS personnel provide necessary support to plan and conduct training as units prepare for pending missions. Additional Active Duty Training Days (ADT) – $65,655: Additional Active Duty Training days support the organization, administration, instruction, training, and unit readiness for mobilized units. Additional funding allows for Company Maneuver Exercises, Battalion Field Training Exercises, Soldier Readiness Processing, and theater-specific training requirements determined by the Combatant Commanders. This funding will assist the sourced units in meeting training requirements for increased readiness and certification of training prior to mobilization.

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Post Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) – $1,254: The Post Deployment Health Reassessment is a program mandated by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs in March 2005 designed to identify and address health concerns emphasizing mental health issues that emerge after deployment. The PDHRA program provides for a second health assessment three to six months after return from deployment, ideally at the three to four month mark. The reassessment is scheduled by the end of 180 days after return so that Reserve Component members have the option of treatment using the TRICARE health benefit. Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program – $19,590: The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program supports mobilizing Soldiers throughout the deployment period. Funding for this program provides mandays to support the planning, organizing, and execution of Yellow Ribbon events that are conducted during the deployment cycle. Funding for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program also supports the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011. Section 582 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act directs the establishment of “a national combat veteran reintegration program to provide National Guard and Reserve members and their families with sufficient information, services, referral and proactive outreach opportunities through the entire deployment cycle.” The pre-deployment phase (from first notification of mobilization until deployment of the mobilized unit) focuses on educating members, families and affected communities on combat deployment. The post-deployment phase (from arrival at home station until 180 days following demobilization) consists of reintegration activities at the 30-60-90 day interval after unit demobilization. The focus is on reconnecting members and their families with the service providers (e.g. TRICARE, JAG, Department of Veterans Affairs, etc.) to ensure a clear understanding of the entitled benefits. In addition, combat stress, transition, and how members and their families can address these issues is integral to this post-deployment phase.

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Special Training Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountAdditional Special Officer 15,093 258 3,891 11,907 262 3,119 11,900 266 3,161 Training Days Enlisted 41,256 243 10,029 65,049 247 16,067 64,996 250 16,279

Total 56,349 13,920 76,956 19,186 76,896 19,440

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountAdditional Active Duty Officer 91,102 258 23,486 89,487 262 23,441 82,411 266 21,890 Training (ADT) Days Enlisted 198,141 243 48,166 219,478 247 54,211 174,738 250 43,765

Total 289,243 71,652 308,965 77,652 257,149 65,655

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountPost Deployment Health Officer 1,493 258 385 3,745 262 981 1,510 266 401 Reassessment (PDHRA) Enlisted 3,365 243 818 8,474 247 2,093 3,406 250 853

Total 4,858 1,203 12,219 3,074 4,916 1,254

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountYellow Ribbon Officer 22,603 258 5,827 22,863 262 5,989 22,871 266 6,075 Reintegration Program Enlisted 53,330 243 12,964 54,032 247 13,346 53,961 250 13,515

Total 75,933 18,791 76,895 19,335 76,832 19,590

Total Special Training 426,383 105,566 475,035 119,247 415,793 105,939


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Appropriation: National Guard Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Reserve Component Training and Support ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Schools $47,658

Part I – Purpose and Scope Schools provides funding for individuals who require “cross leveling” from other units within the State to bring the unit to 100% manning. Often times, the additional personnel are from a different Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). These individuals require certification training that they would not require if they were not filling a slot in a mobilizing unit. Soldiers require both Duty Military Occupational Specialty (DMOSQ) and functional training. Some Soldiers require un-programmed functional training as a direct result of mission analysis. Other Soldiers need un-resourced DMOSQ requirements. These requirements are also generated from mission analysis and are DMOSQ requirements for Soldiers to deploy, but are not related to requirements built into the Structure Manning Decision Review (SMDR).

Part II – Justification of Funds Requested Schools Training – $2,816: The requirement for Schools represents costs that are above the base Schools budget needed to support requirements generated as a direct result of mobilizations and pre-mobilization training requirements of ARNG units. Training includes Duty Military Occupation Specialty Qualification (DMOSQ) and functional training such as air-assault, combat lifesaver, counter mine training, and other courses as specified by the Combatant Commanders. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Base to OCO - $44, 842: Increase in funding supports home station training requirements funded in the Overseas Contingency Operations to comply with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

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Schools Training Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountOfficer 40,310 258 10,392 2,760 262 723 2,756 266 732 Enlisted 82,373 243 20,024 8,328 247 2,057 8,321 250 2,084

Total 122,683 30,416 11,088 2,780 11,077 2,816

Bipartiisan Budget Act of 2015 Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountBase to OCO Officer - 258 - - 262 - 90,968 266 24,163

Enlisted - 243 - - 247 - 82,564 250 20,679 Total - - - - 173,532 44,842

Total Schools Training 122,683 30,416 11,088 2,780 11,077 47,658


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Appropriation: National Guard Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Reserve Component Training and Support ($ in Thousands) Budget Line Item: Administration and Support $9,173

Part I – Purpose and Scope Administration and Support funds provide additional mandays to compliment full-time operations on a day-to-day basis. ARNG units experience an increase in Operational Tempo (OPTEMPO) during the year prior to mobilization which results in additional full-time support requirements. Additional support to the full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) force provides critical relief in operational planning, logistical support, supply/inventory accountability, and SRP in the year prior to mobilization.

This requirement also includes incremental costs to facilitate incapacitation (INCAP) pay and allowances for the increasing number of service members who have been injured training for or participating in OCO. Incapacitation pay provides pay and allowances in accordance with Public Law (USC§ 204 g-h), Department of Defense guidelines (DOD Directive 1241.1) and Army policy (AR 135-381) to Soldiers who are injured in the line of duty and are unable to perform their military and/or civilian occupation.


Pre-Mobilization AGR Augmentation – $4,436: Pre-Mobilization AGR Augmentation supports units that are one year from mobilization and are authorized to fill vacancies in order to bring their AGR personnel unit strength up to 100% of the levels validated by the US Army Manpower Analysis Agency (USAMAA). These additional temporary AGR fills are vital to the unit and fill critical roles in order to assist the unit in completing training, supply, maintenance, logistics, and individual Soldier Readiness Processing requirements. Incapacitation Pay – $5,483: Incapacitation pay supports Soldiers who are injured while training for/or participating in OCO missions and are unable return to their civilian occupations or military duties. The Incapacitation Pay is also used to pay Soldiers for time spent traveling to and from medical appointments, medical treatment facilities, and Army Medical Board appearances while seeking treatment. This program funds pay and allowances in accordance with Public Law (USC§ 204 g-h), Department of Defense guidelines (DOD Directive 1241.1) and Army policy (AR 135-381) to Soldiers who are injured in the line of duty and are unable to perform their military and/or civilian occupation.

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Administration and Support Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountPre-Mobilization AGR Officer 3,285 258 847 4,230 262 1,108 4,228 266 1,123 Augmentation Enlisted 11,662 243 2,835 13,235 247 3,269 11,738 250 2,940

Total 14,947 3,682 17,465 4,377 15,966 4,063

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountIncapacitation Pay (INCAP) / Officer 1,877 258 484 1,863 262 488 1,860 266 494 Severance Pay Enlisted 18,800 243 4,570 19,935 247 4,924 18,430 250 4,616

Total 20,677 5,054 21,798 5,412 20,290 5,110

Total Admin and Support 35,624 8,736 39,263 9,789 36,256 9,173

Total NGPA OCO Support 163,176 166,015 196,472


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UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE PRE/POST MOBILIZATION TRAINING

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Appropriation: Reserve Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Reserve Component Training and Support ($ in thousands) Budget Line Item: Pay Group A Training $2,773

Part I – Purpose and Scope Funds support additional annual training days to conduct pre-mobilization training for deploying units. Funds also support Soldier pay, allowances, and travel costs for reintegration training through pre-and post-deployment phases.

Part II – Justification of Funds Requested Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, ($2,773): Funds support Soldier pay, allowances, and travel costs for reintegration training through pre-and post-deployment. The pre-deployment phase (from first notification of mobilization until deployment of the mobilized unit) focuses on educating Soldiers, families and affected communities on combat deployment. The post-deployment phase (from arrival at home station until 180 days following demobilization) consists of reintegration activities at the 30-60-90 day interval after unit demobilization. The focus is on reconnecting members with their families and with service providers (i.e. TRICARE, Judge Advocate General (JAG), Department of Veterans Affairs, etc.) to ensure a clear understanding of entitlements. In addition, methods for coping with combat stress and transition are integral to this post-deployment program. From FY 2016 to FY 2017 the $3.2 million funding realignment from PG A (decrease) to Special Training (increase) allows Soldiers maximum flexibility to attend Yellow Ribbon events.

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Summary cost computations for Pay Group A are provided in the following tables:

$K Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountOfficer 10,719 $381 $4,084 Officer 3,231 $390 $1,260 Officer 3,231 $396 $388Enlisted 15,258 $186 $2,838 Enlisted 24,947 $190 $4,740 Enlisted 12,358 $193 $2,385Total 25,977 $6,922 Total 28,178 $6,000 Total 15,589 $2,773

FY 2016 Estimate FY 2017 EstimateFY 2015 Actual

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Appropriation: Reserve Personnel, Army FY 2017 Budget Activity 1: Reserve Component Training and Support ($ in thousands) Budget Line Item: Special Training $39,733

Part I – Purpose and Scope Program provides funding for pre-mobilization training to deploying units. The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) has limited mandays to accomplish the train, mobilize, deploy paradigm and must rely on additional mandays to train and support mobilizing units.

Part II – Justification of Funds Requested Pre-mobilization Training, ($26,343K): Provides pre-mobilization training, both collective and individual, that directly supports readiness training strategies related to the 12-month mobilization policy. Training activities include supply, maintenance, medical, planning, administration, pay, logistics, and other categories of mobilization support to maximize pre-mobilization support and minimize time at the mobilization station. Funding provides mandays for personnel to certify units following pre-mobilization training. Funding is also provided for brigade level units to conduct mobilization site surveys. This request also funds Army Reserve Soldiers in high demand, low density Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) such as Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations and funding to support Combat Lifesaver Course Certification requirements for mobilizing Soldiers. The nine month Boots on the Ground policy now allows soldiers to receive most of their training after they reach their mobilization station and before they deploy overseas. Due to the increase in the mobilization assumption, the Army Reserve requires significantly more pre-mobilization training days using OCO funding. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 provides additional funding of $18,123 thousand aligned to pre-mobilization training resulting in compliance with legislation. Defense Health Assessment Program ($750K): This program supports proactive health screening for Soldiers 90 to 180 days post-deployment from Operation Freedom’s Sentinel/Operation Inherent Resolve. Post-Deployment Health Assessment Program focuses on behavioral and physical health issues that may emerge over time after deployments. Foreign Army Training Command, ($2,214K): Foreign Army Training provides pre-mobilization training for select USAR units that train Afghanistan forces. This program funds travel, per diem, pay and allowances of select Soldier instructors who deploy to Afghanistan to train foreign Soldiers to perform at a level of combat readiness sustainable without U.S. assistance. Pre-mobilization training includes theater-specific training, weapons (marksmanship), tactics, and navigation, rules of land warfare, Improvised Explosive Device recognition, and cultural awareness.

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Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, ($5,900K): Funds support Soldier pay, allowances, and travel costs for reintegration training through pre (Soldier)-and post (Soldier and family)-deployment. The pre-deployment phase (from first notification of mobilization until deployment of the mobilized unit) focuses on educating Soldiers, families and affected communities on combat deployment. The post-deployment phase (from arrival at home station until 180 days following demobilization) consists of reintegration activities at the 30-60-90 day interval after unit demobilization. The focus is on reconnecting members with their families and with service providers (i.e. TRICARE, JAG, Department of Veterans Affairs, etc.) to ensure a clear understanding of entitlements. In addition, methods for coping with combat stress and transition are integral to this post-deployment program. In FY 2017, funding increase of $3.2 million in Special Training from Pay Group A budget lines for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program in order to allow Soldiers maximum flexibility to attend Yellow Ribbon events. European Reassurance Initiative (ERI), ($4,526): Funds support the President’s European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) additional full time equivalent (FTE) mandays for key unit personnel to assure North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and bolster the security and capacity of partners across the following five lines of effort: Increased U. S. military presence in Europe, additional bilateral and multinational exercises and training with allies and partners; improved infrastructure to allow for greater responsiveness, enhanced prepositioning of U.S. equipment in Europe and intensified borders to build partner capacity for newer NATO members and other partners. Summary cost computations are provided by the following tables:

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$KPremobilization Training

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountOfficer 5,207 $381 $1,984 Officer 3,692 $390 $1,440 Officer 13,306 $396 $5,269Enlisted 42,656 $186 $7,934 Enlisted 30,305 $190 $5,758 Enlisted 109,192 $193 $21,074Total 47,863 $9,918 Total 33,997 $7,198 Total 122,497 $26,343

$KDefense Health Assessment Program

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountOfficer 2,155 $453 $976 Officer 736 $459 $338 Officer 725 $466 $338Enlisted 4,992 $249 $1,243 Enlisted 1,635 $252 $412 Enlisted 1,609 $256 $412Total 7,146 $2,219 Total 2,371 $750 Total 2,335 $750

$KYellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountOfficer 675 $453 $306 Officer 621 $459 $285 Officer 2,406 $466 $1,121Enlisted 6,008 $249 $1,496 Enlisted 4,821 $252 $1,215 Enlisted 18,668 $256 $4,779Total 6,684 $1,802 Total 5,442 $1,500 Total 21,074 $5,900

$KForeign Army Training Command

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountOfficer 1,974 $453 $894 Officer 1,643 $459 $754 Officer 2,090 $466 $974Enlisted 4,574 $249 $1,139 Enlisted 3,810 $252 $960 Enlisted 4,844 $256 $1,240Total 6,548 $2,033 Total 5,452 $1,714 Total 6,934 $2,214

FY 2017 Estimate

FY 2015 Actual FY 2016 Estimate FY 2017 Estimate



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$K European Reassurance Initiave

Mandays Rate Amount Mandays Rate AmountOfficer 3,931 $390 $1,533 Officer 2,399 $396 $950Enlisted 30,353 $190 $5,767 Enlisted 18,528 $193 $3,576Total 34,283 $7,300 Total 20,927 $4,526

$K Total Special Training

FY 2015 Actual FY 2016 Estimate FY 2017 Estimate15,972 18,462 39,733

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